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Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Two second half goals from overseas-import, Kelechi Nwakali and Taiwo Awoniyi in the 65th and 90+3rd minutes as well as Orji Okonkwo’s 16th minute equalizer gifted Nigeria’s U-23 football team a deserved 3-1 victory over Zambia in the on-going CAF U-23 AFCON in Egypt. Zambia drew the first blood when striker, Paschal Daka beat Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Adamu ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Apparently to pour cold water on insinuations of none disclosure of the recently announced sponsorship deal between the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and a private media outfit, Next Digital TV, the chairman of Leaque Management Company (LMC), Mallam Shehu Dikko today revealed what the partnership is all about. Dikko in a joint media parley in Abuja ...

Harry Awurumibe , Abuja. Zambia yesterday eliminated hard fighting Kenya courtesy of Helen Mweemba’s 58th minute goal which was enough to hand the host a well deserved 1-0 win to qualify on a 3-2 goals aggregate.  The first leg of the 4th Round tie had ended 2- 2 at Moi International Stadium in Kasarani, Kenya on November 8, 2019 and ...

The delegation of the Senior Men National Team of Benin Republic, known as Squirrels, will land in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State  today, ahead of Wednesday’s 2021 AFCON qualifying duel with the Super Eagles. Both teams clash at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in the Day One encounter of the qualifying campaign as from 5pm on Wednesday. The two teams ...

Amapakabo gets Okechukwu, Awoniyi boost for Zambia   Coach Imama Amapakabo has received important boosts for today’s make-or-break U23 AFCON battle against Zambia with the arrivals in camp of team captain Azubuike Okechukwu and star forward Taiwo Awoniyi.   The absence of the duo was greatly felt in the opening game of Group B that the defending champions lost by ...

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up Enyimba FC defence stalwart Ifeanyi Anaemena to the Super Eagles’ camp as the three –time African champions get set to open their 2021 AFCON qualifying campaign against Benin Republic’s Squirrels in Uyo on Wednesday. The defender will also be part of the squad for the Day Two clash with Lesotho in Maseru on ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Reigning World Champions, United States of America Women’s National Team (WNT) cannot stop winning even with the change of the coaching cadre as the Yankees in the early hours of today (Monday) thrashed Costa Rica 6-0 in another international friendly match. USA had just three days ago also defeated Sweden 3-2 in the first international match ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja. China People’s Republic senior Women’s National Team (WNT)has won the Four Nation Tournament by beating Brazil on penalties to lift the cup. Brazil’s Andressinha and Tamires missed from the spot as hosts, China edged the Samba Girls via penalties to win the tournament held in Yongchuan, China. However, Canada hammered New Zealand 3-0 with goals from veteran ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. The African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) Ghana 2018 finalist, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana earlier on Sunday lost by two goals to nil to Japan in an international friendly match. Two first half goals from Saki Kumagai in the 21 minute and Yuika Sugasawa in the 41minute respectively ensured that the Africans will go home empty handed. ...

Players and officials of the Beach Soccer National Team, Supersand Eagles, will jet out of the country on Friday to Paraguay for this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals. The two –time African champions picked a ticket for the 10th edition of the global finals after finishing second behind Senegal at the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations staged ...